The following information is pulled from public records provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board as of June 2, 2026.
- New applications are applied for when there is not a currently licensed business or the currently licensed business has a different type of liquor license.
- Assumptions are applied for when there is a currently licensed business with the same exact type of liquor license.
- Change of location is applied for when the currently licensed business owner wants to move the business to another location.
- In lieu of current privilege applications are applied for when a currently licensed business owner wants to change the current privileges.
- Disc. liquor sales is a request to end liquor license privileges.
Here is the sorted table of new license activity for Whatcom County, filtered to exclude all standard renewals.
Notification Date Business Name Application Type License Type Business Location 05/05/2026 FLATSTICK PUB DISC. LIQUOR SALES GROWLERS TAKEOUT/DELIVERY; PREMIXED COCKTAILS/WINE TO-GO; SPIRITS/BR/WN REST LOUNGE +; TAKEOUT/DELIVERY 902 N STATE ST STE 108, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225 05/05/2026 UAHI LLC DISC. LIQUOR SALES CANNABIS PROCESSOR 1679 LOOMIS TRAIL RD STE 2, CUSTER, WA 98240 05/05/2026 DAMA LLAMA (Formerly: Secret Gardens of Washington) ASSUMPTION CANNABIS PROCESSOR; CANNABIS PRODUCER TIER 2 5373 GUIDE MERIDIAN, STE D7 & D11 BELLINGHAM, WA 98226-9740 05/08/2026 CORK & STONE ADDED/CHANGE OF TRADENAME BONDED WINE WAREHOUSE; DOMESTIC WINERY < 250,000 LITERS; PACKAGING SERVICES 6920 SALASHAN PKWY BLDG E200 S, FERNDALE, WA 98248-8319 05/12/2026 H ST SUNSET MART (Formerly: H Street Shell) ASSUMPTION GROCERY STORE – BEER/WINE 1503 H ST, BLAINE, WA 98230-8131 05/15/2026 IGA MARKET BLAINE ADDED/CHANGE OF TRADENAME BEER AND WINE TASTING; DIRECT SHIPMENT RECEIVER-IN WA ONLY; DIRECT SHIPMENT RECEIVER-IN/OUT WA; GROCERY STORE – BEER/WINE; SPIRITS RETAILER 1733 H ST STE 100, BLAINE, WA 98230 05/20/2026 THE THIRSTY BADGER ADDED/CHANGE OF CLASS/IN LIEU BEER/WINE REST – BEER/WINE; DIRECT SHIPMENT RECEIVER-IN WA ONLY; DIRECT SHIPMENT RECEIVER-IN/OUT WA; OFF PREMISES; SPIRITS RETAILER; TAVERN – BEER/WINE 1501 E BADGER RD, LYNDEN, WA 98264-9590 05/20/2026 WEST SIDE MART GAS (Formerly: Meridian Food and Gas) ASSUMPTION GROCERY STORE – BEER/WINE 2730 MERIDIAN ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225-2411 05/21/2026 RED FOX CANNABIS CHANGE OF LOCATION CANNABIS RETAILER; MEDICAL CANNABIS ENDORSEMENT 4444 MERIDIAN ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226-8087 (New Location) 05/23/2026 MILLET BAKERY ADDED/CHANGE OF TRADENAME BEER/WINE SPECIALTY SHOP 2500 CORNWALL AVE, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225-3417 05/27/2026 SHUKSAN GOLF & GRILL (Formerly: Shuksan Grill) ASSUMPTION DIRECT SHIPMENT RECEIVER-IN WA ONLY; SPIRITS/BR/WN REST LOUNGE + 1500 E AXTON RD, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226-9572
Approved applications in Whatcom County
No recent approved applications.
Discontinued licenses in Whatcom County
No recent discontinued applications.
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